Photos: The crew of the Enterprise, before and after

J.J. Abrams' Star Trek reboot may have only garnered one Oscar (for best makeup) but it's certainly worth watching on DVD for plenty of other reasons.

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Leonard Nimoy (L) and William Shatner (R), seen during their days as Nimoy and Kirk on the original 1960s Star Trek TV show, are scheduled to headline the official Star Trek convention at the Wall Centre.Handout
/ Vancouver Sun

William Shatner as Captain Kirk on the Star Trek TV series.Handout
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File photo of Leonard Nimoy, stars as Dr, Spock in this 1967 episode of the series 'Star Trek'.Handout
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The original cast of Star Trek includes Nichelle Nichols, top left, DeForest Kelley, top right, Leonard Nimoy, bottom left, and William Shatner.Courtesy
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George Takei, left, starred as Sulu in Star Trek, while Walter Koenig played Chekov from 1967 to 1969.Courtesy
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Admiral Kirk (William Shatner) registers deep concern along with Commander William Decker (Stephen Collins) in the background, as Navigator Ilia (Persis Khambatta) seems overcome by a mystical force in 'Star Trek: The Movie.'Handout
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Creation Entertainment started doing Star Trek conventions in the early 1980s; over the years, the California company has done about 2,000. This weekend, it will bring one to the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre. A handful of stars will be there including William Shatner (Captain Kirk).Handout
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James Doohan starred as the feisty, Scottish-accented chief engineer Scotty on Star Trek. Doohan died in 1995 at age 85.Courtesy
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The crew of the Enterprise. Star Trek will hit theatres May 8, 2009.Paramount
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2) The Star Trek Franchise – Even ignoring the myriad Star Trek television series (of which there are, like, seventy), the film adaptations have gone through several incarnations. There were six Star Trek films featuring the original cast, four Next Generation flicks (only one of which was any good – thHandout
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Casting was a critical part of the new Star Trek’s success. Actors such as Zachary Quinto looked very much the part (in his case, Spock), others sounded spot-on (Simon Pegg as Scotty).Paramount
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